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- ↑ Sports-Reference.com: 1977 Heisman Trophy Voting
- ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: Terry Miller
- ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1980 Buffalo Bills
- ↑ "NFF Announces Star-Studded 2022 College Football Hall of Fame Class". National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. January 10, 2022.
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